[ubuntu-uk] Maverick upgrade

[Jonathon Fernyhough]

On 3 September 2010 19:37, Steve Fisher <xirconuk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Kubuntu Lucid64 (re)install.  Is xorg the problem?  Running cairo-dock and
> Compiz on Gnome (KDE person normally but am trying to like Gnome, but still
> not sure), desktop effects are not the end of the world, but I do need
> compositing to run my docks or I get a huge ugly black rectangles on my
> desktop.  Am not running cairo-dock in opengl mode due to horrible screen
> artifacts.
> Just got my machine how I like it so really do not want to reinstall!
> Cheers
> Steve

If you have a Radeon 3000 or 4000 series you should be OK with the ati
driver which has compositing support. If you have a 5000 series (like
me :D) we're out of luck for the minute, so stick with Lucid (again,
just until AMD get sorted, or if by some miracle the ati driver and
mesa updates start working soon!)

Can't you just boot a LiveCD, format that spare partition to ext, and
install on that? Thinking on, the LiveCD should give you an idea of
how your hardware will behave.

Jonathon